Journal
Isaac is a mosaic stone inlay jewelry artist from the Kewa Tribe or Santo Domingo Pueblo. Isaac was guided in the arts by his mother Mary Lovato a well-known silver, bead, and inlay artist. The Thunderbird and hand symbols are...
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Is Reconstituted Turquoise Real Turquoise? At first glance, this looks like natural turquoise. But in reality this is reconstituted turquoise. It might have some real turquoise mixed in it during the making of it, but it is not considered natural. This type of turquoise is very common in the market, and it is also one of […]
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Traditional Flute Player from the Santo Domingo Pueblo Isaac Coriz is an artist from the Santo Domingo Pueblo. In this video Isaac shares with us a little background on his interest in playing the traditional flute. Isaac Coriz: The first showcases I had was for the Wheelwright Museum (Santa Fe, New Mexico), the owner and […]
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Preserving Ancient Native American Cultures I held her for only a moment, but the impact of seeing her has lasted years. Someone’s tender love had wrapped her in a turkey feather blanket before burial nearly eight hundred years ago. What had not been so tender or loving was her removal from where she lay. Rather […]
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Authenticity of Native American arts and crafts should be a huge interested to anyone who cares about the future of Native culture. People are concerned about the disconnect our world often has between what is real and what is not. Technology, consumer goods, even our food is largely mass produced. We question what it is made […]
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